Zimbabwe's Music Stars Mokoomba to Visit Liverpool
Fresh from receiving global acclaim for their international debut album ‘Rising Tide’, Mokoomba –‘the most impressive band Zimbabwe have produced in recent memory’ – are heading to the UK for what promises to be a scintillating Autumn tour.
Encompassing Liverpool, Bristol and multiple venues in London, filming dates for Later...with Jools Holland, and a WOMEX Showcase, Mokoomba will bring their strong and modern take on the music of their roots with hints of reggae, soukou, Latin and other influences to excite their British audiences. The band will also be hosting an exclusive workshop at a school in Liverpool to educate students about their country’s rich history of music and culture.
The band, who formed in 2001, hail from the Tonga minority of Zimbabwe and have garnered many plaudits from the world’s music press this year:
“The sheer density of ideas in (Rising Tide) is impressive, but it never feels like the musicians are merely checking off stylistic boxes. This is an A+ debut from a band that nobody saw coming. Reports are they are even better on stage” - Afropop Worldwide
“A tsunami of energy, passion and spiritual force...(they) deliver music that has neither genre nor geographic or demographic boundaries” - Financial Gazette
Paul Duhaney, Director of Oyé Touring and Trading, said “Oyé are absolutely delighted to be working with such an exciting group of musicians in Mokoomba who are, in my mind, the best young African band around at the moment”.
Latest videos of Mokoomba
NJOKA : http://youtu.be/fVgpRLpTX6I
MASANGANGO : http://youtu.be/IXyCsYsuUOs
NIMUKONDA : http://youtu.be/99zR29lirsg
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Remaining Tour Dates:
November 2012
Friday 02 - South Bank, London
w: ticketing.southbankcentre.co.uk
Sunday 04 – Hootananny, London
w: hootanannybrixton.co.uk
Tuesday 06 - Workshop, Liverpool
Exclusive workshop with students at Booker Avenue Junior School
(Not open to the public)
Thursday 08 - Passing Clouds, London
w: passingclouds.org
Friday 09 - Fiddlers Club, Bristol
t: 08444 771 000 w: fiddlers.co.uk or ticketweb.co.uk
Saturday 10 - The Picket, Liverpool
t: 08444 77 1000 w: ticketweb.co.uk
Encompassing Liverpool, Bristol and multiple venues in London, filming dates for Later...with Jools Holland, and a WOMEX Showcase, Mokoomba will bring their strong and modern take on the music of their roots with hints of reggae, soukou, Latin and other influences to excite their British audiences. The band will also be hosting an exclusive workshop at a school in Liverpool to educate students about their country’s rich history of music and culture.
The band, who formed in 2001, hail from the Tonga minority of Zimbabwe and have garnered many plaudits from the world’s music press this year:
“The sheer density of ideas in (Rising Tide) is impressive, but it never feels like the musicians are merely checking off stylistic boxes. This is an A+ debut from a band that nobody saw coming. Reports are they are even better on stage” - Afropop Worldwide
“A tsunami of energy, passion and spiritual force...(they) deliver music that has neither genre nor geographic or demographic boundaries” - Financial Gazette
Paul Duhaney, Director of Oyé Touring and Trading, said “Oyé are absolutely delighted to be working with such an exciting group of musicians in Mokoomba who are, in my mind, the best young African band around at the moment”.
Latest videos of Mokoomba
NJOKA : http://youtu.be/fVgpRLpTX6I
MASANGANGO : http://youtu.be/IXyCsYsuUOs
NIMUKONDA : http://youtu.be/99zR29lirsg
- -
Remaining Tour Dates:
November 2012
Friday 02 - South Bank, London
w: ticketing.southbankcentre.co.uk
Sunday 04 – Hootananny, London
w: hootanannybrixton.co.uk
Tuesday 06 - Workshop, Liverpool
Exclusive workshop with students at Booker Avenue Junior School
(Not open to the public)
Thursday 08 - Passing Clouds, London
w: passingclouds.org
Friday 09 - Fiddlers Club, Bristol
t: 08444 771 000 w: fiddlers.co.uk or ticketweb.co.uk
Saturday 10 - The Picket, Liverpool
t: 08444 77 1000 w: ticketweb.co.uk
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